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Hamid Mohamed with Shwan Mohammed in Sulaimaniyah

Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan Votes, Shadowed By Economic Struggles

Iraqi Kurdistan presents itself as an oasis of Middle East stability but activists and opposition figures say it faces issues that also confront Iraq as a whole (Credit: AFP)

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich region, where voters express concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.

Iraqi Kurdistan presents itself as a relative oasis of stability in the turbulent Middle East, attracting foreign investors due to its close ties with the United States and Europe.

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